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                <p>You use status and assignment fields to track the progress of requirements, use cases, tasks,
                    test cases, bugs, and other types of work items. Most work items move from the active state
                    to the closed state, and test cases move from the design state to the closed state.
                    As each work item moves from one state to another, the item might also be reassigned
                    to various members of the team. For example, a tester might create a bug that is
                    assigned to another team member during triage. When the other team member resolves
                    the bug, it is reassigned to the tester who created it. </p>
                <p>Status and assignment fields support many team queries and reports. </p>
                <p><span class="label">In this topic</span> </p>
                <ul>
                    <li>
                        <p><a href="#FieldsOnForm">Tracking Fields that Appear on Work Item Forms</a></p>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <p><a href="#AdditionalFields">Additional Fields that Support Query and Reporting</a>
                        </p>
                    </li>
                </ul>
                <p>The <span class="ui">Assigned To</span> and <span class="ui">State</span> fields are
                    tracked for each type of work item that is provided with the process template for
                    Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) for Agile Software Development - v5.0. The <span
                        class="ui">Reason</span> field is tracked for all types of work items except
                    for test cases and shared steps. </p>
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            <a name="FieldsOnForm" />
            <h1 class="heading"><span onclick="ExpandCollapse(sectionToggle0)" style="cursor: default;"
                onkeypress="ExpandCollapse_CheckKey(sectionToggle0, event)" tabindex="0">
                <img id="sectionToggle0" class="toggle" name="toggleSwitch" src="../icons/collapse_all.gif" />Tracking
                Fields that Appear on Work Item Forms</span> </h1>
            <div id="sectionSection0" class="section" name="collapseableSection" style="">
                <p>The following table describes the fields that track assignments and workflow progress.
                    For information about data types and default field attributes, see <span sdata="link">
                        <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/c735a582-954a-418e-8b12-1b5c0b9857b9">Working
                            with Work Item Fields</a></span>.</p>
                <div class="caption"></div>
                <div class="tableSection">
                    <table width="50%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" frame="lhs">
                        <tr>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Field name</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Description</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Reference name</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Data type</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Default value of the reportable type attribute</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Default value of the index attribute</span> </p>
                            </th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p><span class="ui">Assigned To</span> </p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>The name of the team member who currently owns the work item.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>System.AssignedTo</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>String</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>True</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p><span class="ui">Reason</span> </p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>The reason why the work item is in the current state. Values are specific to both
                                    the state and the type of work item. The field is not tracked for Test Cases or
                                    Shared Steps.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>System.Reason</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>String</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>True</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p><span class="ui">Resolved Reason</span> </p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>The reason why the use case or bug was resolved. For example, the use case is
                                    code complete or the bug is fixed. </p>
                                <p>This field is read-only.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ResolvedReason</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>String</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>False</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p><span class="ui">State</span> </p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>The current state of the work item. The valid values for state are specific to each
                                    type of work item. </p>
                                <p>For more information about workflow transitions for each type of work item, see one
                                    of the following topics:</p>
                                <ul>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span sdata="link"><a href="BugGovDev.html">Bug (GovDev)</a></span>.</p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span sdata="link"><a href="ChangeRequestGovDev.html">Change Request (GovDev)</a></span> </p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span sdata="link"><a href="IssueGovDev.html">Issue (GovDev)</a></span> </p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span sdata="link"><a href="RequirementGovDev.html">Requirement (GovDev)</a></span> </p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span sdata="link"><a href="SharedStepsGovDev.html">Shared Steps (GovDev)</a></span></p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span sdata="link"><a href="SupportTicketGovDev.html">Support Ticket (GovDev)</a></span> </p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span sdata="link"><a href="TaskGovDev.html">Task (GovDev)</a></span> </p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span sdata="link"><a href="TestCaseGovDev.html">Test Case (GovDev)</a></span> </p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span sdata="link"><a href="UseCaseGovDev.html">Use Case (GovDev)</a></span> 
                                        </p>
                                    </li>
                                </ul>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>System.State</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>String</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>True</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>
                </div>
            </div>
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            <h1 class="heading"><span onclick="ExpandCollapse(sectionToggle1)" style="cursor: default;"
                onkeypress="ExpandCollapse_CheckKey(sectionToggle1, event)" tabindex="0">
                <img id="sectionToggle1" class="toggle" name="toggleSwitch" src="../icons/collapse_all.gif" />Additional
                Fields that Support Query and Reporting</span> </h1>
            <div id="sectionSection1" class="section" name="collapseableSection" style="">
                <p>Additional fields are populated with information as a work item progresses from one
                    state to another. These fields do not appear on the work item form, but they are
                    tracked for each type of work item as the following table indicates. You can use
                    these fields to filter queries and create reports.</p>
                <div class="caption"></div>
                <div class="tableSection">
                    <table width="50%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" frame="lhs">
                        <tr>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Field Name</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Use Case</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Task</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Issue</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Test Case</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Shared Step</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Bug</span> </p>
                            </th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Activated By</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Activated Date</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Closed By</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Closed Date</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Created By</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                        </tr>
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                            <td>
                                <p>Created Date</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
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                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
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                            <td>
                                <p>Resolved By</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Not supported" src="../art/Icon_WITerror.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Not supported" src="../art/Icon_WITerror.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Not supported" src="../art/Icon_WITerror.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Not supported" src="../art/Icon_WITerror.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                        </tr>
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                            <td>
                                <p>Resolved Date</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Not supported" src="../art/Icon_WITerror.png" /></td>
                            <td>
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                            <td>
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                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
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                            <td>
                                <p>Resolved Reason</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Not supported" src="../art/Icon_WITerror.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Not supported" src="../art/Icon_WITerror.png" /></td>
                            <td>
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                            <td>
                                <img alt="Not supported" src="../art/Icon_WITerror.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
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                            <td>
                                <p>State Change Date</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="check mark" src="../art/Icon_WITcheckgreen.png" /></td>
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                            <td>
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                <p>The fields that track information for each workflow state record the most recent
                    time when a work item made the transition to an active, resolved, closed, or other
                    state. The following table describes each of these fields. </p>
                <div class="caption"></div>
                <div class="tableSection">
                    <table width="50%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" frame="lhs">
                        <tr>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Field name</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Description</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Reference name</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Data type</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Default value of the reportable type attribute</span> </p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p><span class="label">Default value of the index attribute</span> </p>
                            </th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Activated By</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Name of the team member who activated or reactivated the work item.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ActivatedBy</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>String</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>False</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Activated Date</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Date and time when the work item was activated or reactivated. </p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ActivatedDate</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>DateTime</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>False</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Closed By</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Name of the team member who closed the work item.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ClosedBy</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>String</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>False</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Closed Date</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Date and time when a work item was closed.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ClosedDate</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>DateTime</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>False</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Created By</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Name of the team member who created the work item.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Microsoft.VSTS.Common.CreatedBy</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>String</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>False</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Created Date</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Date and time when a work item was created.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Microsoft.VSTS.Common.CreatedDate</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>DateTime</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>False</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Resolved By</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Name of the team member who resolved the bug or use case.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ResolvedBy</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>String</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>False</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>Resolved Date</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Date and time when the bug or use case was resolved.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ResolvedDate</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>DateTime</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Dimension</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>False</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <p>State Change Date</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Date and time when the value of the State field changed.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Microsoft.VSTS.Common.StateChangeDate</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>DateTime</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>None</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p>False</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>
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